Excerpt from A Handbook of Pathological Anatomy and Histology: With an Introductory Section on Post-Mortem Examinations and the Methods of Preserving and Examining Diseased Tissues In the third edition of this work, the same objects have been kept in view as in the second edition. It is intended that the student and the practitioner shall find in it the information which they need to enable them to perform autopsies, to preserve the tissues, to prepare them properly, and to examine them with the microscope. The work, therefore, comprises instruction in the methods of making post-mortem examinations, of preserving diseased tissues, of preparing them for microscopical examination, and of cultivating and examining bacteria. It also gives an account of the lesions of the different parts Of the body, of the general diseases, of violent deaths, and of poisoning; Of the changes produced by inflammation and degeneration; and of the structure of tumors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.